traoith

Irish

Alternative forms

traoch^[1]

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɾˠiː/^[3]

Verb

traoith (present analytic traoitheann, future analytic traoithfidh, verbal noun traoitheadh, past participle traoite)

to subdue (overcome, quieten, bring under control)
Synonym: ceansaigh
to abate, reduce
Synonyms: ciúnaigh, maolaigh, laghdaigh
to wear out (exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness), to weary
Synonym: tuirsigh
to waste (gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail), waste away, consume
Synonym: cnaígh

Conjugation

Conjugation of *traoith* (first conjugation – A)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	traoithim	traoitheann tú; traoithir^†	traoitheann sé, sí	traoithimid; traoitheann muid	traoitheann sibh	traoitheann siad; traoithid^†	a thraoitheann; a thraoitheas	traoitear
past	thraoith mé; thraoitheas	thraoith tú; thraoithis	thraoith sé, sí	thraoitheamar; thraoith muid	thraoith sibh; thraoitheabhair	thraoith siad; thraoitheadar	a thraoith	traoitheadh
past habitual	thraoithinn / traoithinn^‡	thraoiteá / traoiteá^‡	thraoitheadh sé, sí / traoitheadh sé, sí^‡	thraoithimis; thraoitheadh muid / traoithimis^‡; traoitheadh muid^‡	thraoitheadh sibh / traoitheadh sibh^‡	thraoithidís; thraoitheadh siad / traoithidís^‡; traoitheadh siad^‡	a thraoitheadh	thraoití / traoití^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	traoithfidh mé; traoithfead	traoithfidh tú; traoithfir^†	traoithfidh sé, sí	traoithfimid; traoithfidh muid	traoithfidh sibh	traoithfidh siad; traoithfid^†	a thraoithfidh; a thraoithfeas	traoithfear
conditional	thraoithfinn / traoithfinn^‡	thraoithfeá / traoithfeá^‡	thraoithfeadh sé, sí / traoithfeadh sé, sí^‡	thraoithfimis; thraoithfeadh muid / traoithfimis^‡; traoithfeadh muid^‡	thraoithfeadh sibh / traoithfeadh sibh^‡	thraoithfidís; thraoithfeadh siad / traoithfidís^‡; traoithfeadh siad^‡	a thraoithfeadh	thraoithfí / traoithfí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	go dtraoithe mé; go dtraoithead^†	go dtraoithe tú; go dtraoithir^†	go dtraoithe sé, sí	go dtraoithimid; go dtraoithe muid	go dtraoithe sibh	go dtraoithe siad; go dtraoithid^†	—	go dtraoitear
past	dá dtraoithinn	dá dtraoiteá	dá dtraoitheadh sé, sí	dá dtraoithimis; dá dtraoitheadh muid	dá dtraoitheadh sibh	dá dtraoithidís; dá dtraoitheadh siad	—	dá dtraoití

imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	traoithim	traoith	traoitheadh sé, sí	traoithimis	traoithigí; traoithidh^†	traoithidís	—	traoitear

past participle	traoite

verbal noun	traoitheadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Derived terms

traoitheach

Mutation

Mutated forms of *traoith*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
traoith	thraoith	dtraoith

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ “traoith”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “traethaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 124, page 48